There should be a law against dot-inlays on a Les Paul...

@legaciestr

5 жыл бұрын

SamytyKill except for shit like special 2’s

@SamytyKill

5 жыл бұрын

@@legaciestr I played one, and am not sure if I would even call this a guitar, so I guess they're okay on these, yes.

@legaciestr

5 жыл бұрын

SamytyKill so sad man they’re the definiton of shit. I own one because I can’t afford anymore in this economic crisis in my country. I wish I could get my hands on a real guitar

@SamytyKill

5 жыл бұрын

@@legaciestr That's unfortunate to hear. I can't afford expensive guitars either, but there are quite a lot affordable guitars in about the same price range. I played a Special 2 before I dcided to buy my Squier, and to this day have never been disappointed by it. After all, everything is better than nothing, if you love to play guitar. :)

@AprioriMarcos

5 жыл бұрын

Dot inlays on a Junior or a bound-neck Special are awesome. Carved tops without binding look stupid with dots.

I can make the most expensive Gibson sound like the cheapest Epiphone

@gilbertomeza5049

5 жыл бұрын

I have the same super power

@Dude-gx2ul

4 жыл бұрын

Same joke..... 😮😤

@Zachsucks

4 жыл бұрын

sub ohm you wouldn’t dare

@mrtambourineman6107

4 жыл бұрын

I can make any guitar sound great so I have the reverse power ! Ha

@MOTORINGSA

4 жыл бұрын

I can make a Gibson sound like an Epiphone

I bought one, the exact same as the one Rob is holding, from Andertons. it arrived with a cracked neck. I phoned them and the NEXT MORNING a replacement guitar arrived. Can’t fault the service from Andertons. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@davecarsley8773

5 жыл бұрын

Rob holds 2 guitars in this video

@michaelmetzner4889

4 жыл бұрын

@@davecarsley8773 right I was gonna say the same thing, which one??? Ah brain fart!?

@grantkoeller8911

3 жыл бұрын

what caused the neck crack???

@Log-On-Line

3 жыл бұрын

@@grantkoeller8911 shipping probably

@0000song0000

Жыл бұрын

what model was it? (since epi changes model)

I miss when andertons used to do fun stuff like this, it's been a little heavy on the commercial side of things recently.

@biggstavros5876

Жыл бұрын

Yep. They are way too serious now and no fun anymore.

Idea >> You each get one of those cheap DIY guitar kits and have a build off against eachother. Only thing you can change is the included pickups. Plus you can both get creative with the finish/paint etc. Then the public vote on who wins.

@Samizsm23

7 жыл бұрын

truetierra this is a great idea!

@C12H22O11HIGH

7 жыл бұрын

YEAH, that would be dope!

@fireguzzi.

7 жыл бұрын

Good idea! I want to see it!

@Slamthulhu

7 жыл бұрын

That is actually a really great idea man

@yrkke_produkcija

7 жыл бұрын

Great idea !

Having a hard time focusing on what they're saying cause the mug keeps teleporting around.

@joopvandeveen

7 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha

@RemyLeBleau

7 жыл бұрын

TeKaMOTO Whoever edited this video has just earned a pay-rise

@shadowflash0

7 жыл бұрын

Dangit now I can't focus on the video anymore now that you said that.

@atharvapawarr

7 жыл бұрын

TeKaMOTO hehe

@timothymckane6362

7 жыл бұрын

25:11 The mug must've teleported inside the lightbulb.

My brain says Gibson My wallet says epiphone

@jamesdavies1179

4 жыл бұрын

This is my life!

@Axess-sv8nq

4 жыл бұрын

My brain is on quality for price. Epiphone wins all day. You can upgrade it with DiMarzios or Seymour-Duncans, do a decent setup on it, change hardware if you so desire, and the guitar would smoke the Gibson for thousands less. It's been proven over and over.

@Goooooooooooooooober

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesdavies1179 more like your heart says gibson and your brain says epiphone

@Chasher009

4 жыл бұрын

But bro they have similar prices

@lonecrapshooter67

4 жыл бұрын

I K R

I’ve been a session player for over 4 decades. I had two Gibson LPs, a custom and a studio. In ‘94 my kids bought me an Epi LP (Korean) for fathers day so I’d have something to have laying around I could play on. I put Duncan PAFs in it, changed to pots and stuff to switch craft, and a set of NOS ‘58 caps in it. I ended up selling the gibsons because I never used them and the epi plays SO much better! My epi has been in countless studios, a few countries and all over the US with me. I guard it with my life, not just because my kids gave it to me, but it’s an extension of me. It’s my go to…. Gibson should be ashamed. I wouldn’t mind paying a few grand for a guitar, but to me, they just aren’t worth it!

@duke84282

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome !

@johnbolen528

2 жыл бұрын

I just bought a 59 reissue Epi with all the electronics all upgraded. I paid $850 and it plays as good as any Gibson i have ever heard. Epi has gotten so much better over the last couple of years!! The inspired by Gibson Epi's are in my opinion the ones to be reckoned with. I would have liked to got my hands on the Alex Lifeson one. That guitar looks and plays incredible!!

@babybison

2 жыл бұрын

@@RFXCasey yeah right! next youll be telling us that Santa Claus doesnt exist!

@kiraengo7541

2 жыл бұрын

your music is amazing btw, if days of daniel is your band God bless you!

@KevinJDildonik

Жыл бұрын

Truth: Gibson and Epi only differ in where and how they're made. Sounds obvious. Follow me here. Gibson is made by hand in USA, which is great, but they're less reliable. A 60s Gibson had hand-wound pickups without even a machine counter to help the guy guess the number of windings. He did it by eye. The Epi is made overseas on a factory line, so it's the same every time. The Gibson has heart, it probably smells better, it feeds an American artisan... But the Epi is going to be a better guitar for most people. Don't believe me? Epi make a few guitars in the USA. They cost the same as the equivalent Gibson, every time. If you can afford a Gibson, please do. If you can't, don't worry. You are not missing anything.

you should do cheapest squire vs George Forman grill

@MrMongo321

7 жыл бұрын

lol

@andre-michelgoulet6933

7 жыл бұрын

assneck2007 That one def goes to the grill. Makes music AND food, a market which Squier haven't the balls to touch.

@assneck2007

7 жыл бұрын

they both sizzle

@dwainvanderhoof2648

6 жыл бұрын

Let the circle be unbroken

@gunnar2321

6 жыл бұрын

Wut

Awesome, now need Squier vs Fender comparison

@damez-tv1fj

7 жыл бұрын

Martin Dodd high end squier vs Low end fender ?

@martindodd6045

7 жыл бұрын

yes cheapest Fender Strat vs most expensive Squier Strat.

@stephentackett8948

7 жыл бұрын

sounds lit

@khadesru

7 жыл бұрын

debatable what exactly squier should they get, classic vibe? vintage modified? standard? deluxe?

@GavinMorris1

7 жыл бұрын

Most expensive. CV at moment, I think.

Ricky Gervais and Frank Lampard Jr. talk guitars.

@futurekarlos5256

3 жыл бұрын

Holy moly. I can never un-see this

@bubuli

3 жыл бұрын

i see your Frank Lampard Jr. and raise you Jim Parsons... 😝

I have the very same Epiphone while my daughter's fiance has the same Gibson. We both prefer the Epiphone. Welcome to the family boy!

@mikeflanders1292

4 жыл бұрын

Of course he prefers your guitar, he's trying to gain brownie points with you. Lol. You could have a first act , and he'd still tell you yours is better! Just kidding. But, you get what I'm saying

@NickyD626

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Flanders smart man!

@ejj9956

4 жыл бұрын

Fiance you said?...... You could show him your Walmart ukulele vs his les Paul custom and he’s going to agree your Uke is the winner lol

@robertemerson1087

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeflanders1292 That's exactly what I was thinking. 😂😂

@Jack-zo5gt

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeflanders1292 Thought the exact same thing.

Cheapest FENDER vs Most expensive SQUIER

@adi9880

7 жыл бұрын

Insomniac!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@charlescampbell5894

7 жыл бұрын

Classic vibes aren't the most expensive squiers. The most expensive are the vintage Modified

@jthodges4741

6 жыл бұрын

Aye nice profile pic

@oriondurdaller3349

6 жыл бұрын

Whippybox_grHD! Love your pfp. Amazing album.

@kevo1978

6 жыл бұрын

The Knife & The Spoon I did just that and opted for the classic vibe. Sound and feel was much better in my opinion

Epiphone or Gibson...doesnt matter to me...i still play shit on both...sadly 😭

@plumiegirl47

6 жыл бұрын

keep playing its the practice time.

@regend762

6 жыл бұрын

Practice. You will get there.

@pablopantoja9912

5 жыл бұрын

Dude

@labayruben609

5 жыл бұрын

Practice more

@oaktree1628

5 жыл бұрын

Unless you’re going to play guitar as a profession and get paid, the amount of time to get as good as these guys seems like an opportunity cost that should be carefully weighed.

Back in the early 70's while our group was playing a club in Kalamazoo, we called up and got a tour of the Gibson factory. Our guitarist played a 1968 ES-335 and they were happy to accommodate us. They made both Epiphone and Gibson in the same factory at the time and the same people were making them. I was amazed at how much hand work went into them and then I understood why they were so expensive. But the same fellow who was setting frets into Gibson necks and dressing them was doing the exact same thing later on for the Epiphone guitars that were brought to his worktable. So back then, the workmanship was the same because they were done by the same people. They had more machine use on the woods done on the Epiphone guitars and less hand-work, but there was still a LOT of handwork done and it was all done by the same guys.

So, I can finally afford a real Gibson. Here, lemme play Smoke on the Water for ya...

@isaiahmarquez9717

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@dannymcmince

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant haha!

@inevitablecraftslab

4 жыл бұрын

but can you play "smells like teens spirits"?

@rasmuswilli1044

3 жыл бұрын

Anyway, here's Wonderwall.

lol!! love the mug disappeared and placing everywhere.

@ReinOwader

7 жыл бұрын

I noticed same thing :)

@LionsCrown80

7 жыл бұрын

10:56 is my favorite

the building guitar idea is brilliant ! As other people are saying in the comments, trying diy guitar kits would be really fun to watch. Thanks again for the great videos, cheers!

@tSp289

7 жыл бұрын

I've been doing it the hard way, i.e. from a mahogany table and some ebony blanks. Tricky but satisfying, if you've got some woodworking experience.

That coffee cup breaking effect will never not get a chuckle out of me

Love the comical sideline you did with Chappers’s mug! 🤣

Since you own a guitar company I think it would be the funniest thing ever if you got a DIY kit and tried to make a guitar yourselves.

@Greenriver842

7 жыл бұрын

Tolis Mortadelas There is a bassic kit for that, i don't remember wich brand is.

@rageagainstmyhatchet

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a mate of mine bought one, I helped screw together, - yellow thing... Played.. okay..

@richardharrold9736

7 жыл бұрын

Warmoth does Fender kits.

@warmothgmc

7 жыл бұрын

Richard Harrold yes they do. For a Frankenstein experiment, I built a Warmoth Les Paul using a compound radius neck and a Fender scale length just for giggles and an experiment in string tension / tone.. Granted, it's a bolt on; but it plays like butter. Really interesting sound. It's certainly a 1- off. Custom hand wound alnico pickups, TonePros Bridge, and I left the rosewood neck unfinished, which I love. The thing I like most about it is the angle of pull of the strings through the bone nut to the Schaler lockers. No binding in the nut. It's similar to a PRS headstock design. The G and B strings were always a nuisance to me on Gibsons. I had a 71 Gibson SG Custom that I sold. Cool looking guitar but an unstable and finicky bitch.

most expensive solid state amp vs cheapest tube amp

@T00DEEPBLUE

7 жыл бұрын

An Epiphone Valve Jr. against an Axe FX? Apples to oranges.

@almondlowe2838

7 жыл бұрын

i would consider an axe fx "modeling" rather than solid state, kind of like in their tube vs solid state vs modeling video.

@T00DEEPBLUE

7 жыл бұрын

That would imply that 'modelling' and 'solid state' were mutually exclusive terms. Which in the context of an Axe FX, are not.

@YTOnceAgain

7 жыл бұрын

Well, Axe FX is definitely not a solid state AMP.

@T00DEEPBLUE

7 жыл бұрын

That would be incorrect sir. Axe FX is a modelling amp that uses SOLID STATE circuitry for its modelling. The two terms in the context of an Axe FX are not mutually exclusive.

The point that Rob makes (at 30:50 onwards) about “the engine of the guitar” being the wood it’s made from and the techniques and workmanship of its construction is bang on. I’ve been playing over 40 years, and long since acquired the habit of trying out a potential new guitar without plugging it in to begin with, just to hear (and feel) what the actual guitar is like - THEN I plug it in and see how well the pickups translate that; if they suck then I can easily change them, but if the guitar itself (the wood!) sounds crap then there’s nothing I can do but give it back to the vendor and say “thanks but no thanks”. A big part of the economising (apart from labour rates) is the choice of timber out of the bulk consignments that any guitar factory will buy from a timber merchant (and that they in turn will buy from the forestry company). The likes of Gibson probably reject over 90% of the timber it buys either sell it on or use it for tooling. At the other end of the market, a Chinese factory will use almost all the timber they buy in a batch and only reject the really crappy stuff; but amongst all that stuff they DO use, a small proportion of it will be good enough that even Gibson would have used it. SO … my suggestion is to go to a big music store (like Andertons!) and try out a dozen or so “cheaper” guitars of the same brand and type (like Epi Les Pauls, as here), but just play them acoustically; you’ll probably find at least one that’s just been “lucky” with the timber and really sings - get it set up right, upgrade the pickups and maybe the hardware too if needs be, and you can end up with a really brilliant guitar for a lot less money!

@northernthrifter8817

4 жыл бұрын

Best comment on this section you're really listening more to the electronic components through the amplifier.

@fielder8412

4 жыл бұрын

You sure about 90%? That's an awfully big overhead.

@jarrusjenkins

3 жыл бұрын

Tone wood on an electric guitar is pretty much a myth. Different woods might affect sustain and that's about it. Take Brian Mays "red special" do you think he selected the best "tonewood" to make it sound right? No.... he used some wood that he had lying around and yet that thing sings like an angel.... You can make a fence panel sound good with a decent set of pickups/electronics and with some one competent to wield it.

@monty5692

3 жыл бұрын

@@jarrusjenkins - I beg to differ. I work in R&D in a rather different industry, but quite a bit of the work we do is all about noise and vibration (which can become a really big deal!). The FACT (not my opinion) is that the way anything vibrates when excited will be heavily influenced by whatever it is attached to. The strings of a guitar will vibrate very differently depending on what they are attached to, generating a different combination of harmonics/overtones which then gives them a different character - this much should be obvious from different designs of acoustic guitar with the same scale length and the same strings fitted. The pickups on an electric guitar detect the net vibration of the strings relative to the pickups (which also, BTW, includes any vibration of the pickups themselves relative to the body to which both they and the strings are attached). So construction of the guitar DOES have a significant influence, and that will include (albeit as a minor component) the internal structure of the wood itself as well as the shape of it, the way the parts are attached together, etc. etc. I think maybe what you mean is that the differences between the sound resulting from a newly built mahogany (just as an example) guitar will not be much different to that of an identically designed guitar with identical strings etc. built from 100-year-old mahogany. There WILL be a difference (in fact since wood is never homogeneous there would be differences even between two identical guitars both built from NEW mahogany or whatever) but it will be more subtle compared with a change in the type of pickups fitted. One might debate whether you can pick such differences up with a human ear (or for that matter with an oscilloscope!), but from my own experience I think you can with a good ear - I'd love to do some properly bounded experiments on this, but sadly I don't run the company, LOL. One final note - old wood may not necessarily be "better" for tone, it really depends on what the player actually wants to hear, but wood does continue to dry out and change in its fibrous structure, and get stiffer, for many years after is has been cut, dried, and manufactured into a product. Ergo, the way it influences the vibration of the strings attached to it WILL change over time, although whether you actually like the changes or not is personal preference. p.s. I believe Brian May's "Red Special" was made from a 200-year-old oak fire surround. If he'd built it from fresh-cut pine then it WOULD have sounded different.

@jarrusjenkins

3 жыл бұрын

@@monty5692 by the time youve thrown an amp at it and some distortion etc... I highly doubt youd tell the difference. and acoustic on the other hand... ID agree with you... but an electric guitar? sorry once you have all it plugged in and what have you... you'll never tell the difference...

There's something in Captain's playing that makes simple chord progression just sound killer..!!

At 14:00, be extremely careful widening the split pot for the guitar knob with a screwdriver or some other tool. You can EASILY break half of it off.

@Alkosept

7 жыл бұрын

You can easily scratch the guitar too.

@pouyagorji3022

7 жыл бұрын

Learnt it the HARD way. Now my bass lacks the tone knob.

@randy4903

5 жыл бұрын

I too have learned that the hard way. Luckily my knobs are the knurled metal kind with a set-screw, so not the end of the world.

@yjmrules

4 жыл бұрын

If that happens you can just put a new pot in, only takes a few minutes and pots are really cheap

21:55 Alright Lee you said it. I want to see a blindfold challenge where Rob plays a LesPaul and an Ibanez with the same pickups and have Lee guess which one is the LesPaul.

Thank you for the credits. Rory is a legend! Makes these old guys actually funny

i love the way you evade your own questions and answers !!!! i can bet this statement will not see an entrance to your product in this regard !

Cheapest Chinese-made chainsaw vs your neighbour's really expensive fence panels.

@JhonnyGil101

4 жыл бұрын

Who won?

@jfitz458

4 жыл бұрын

Thats funny

@nickb8507

4 жыл бұрын

Jhonny Gil YOU DECIDE!!

@stupidthefish4981

3 жыл бұрын

I‘m placing my money on the fence.

@JerryWasARaceCarDriver

3 жыл бұрын

Fence panels won because they were reinforced with electrified bass strings.

Cheapest guitar in the store vs most expensive coffee in Starbucks

@ldlukefire

7 жыл бұрын

Lucas Kendikian The coffee would be more expensive

@davefechtel1670

7 жыл бұрын

I think Fender would have a strong chance at making a showing...

@308Savagebolt

7 жыл бұрын

Dave Fechtel mlmkllwi

I have a 1968 les Paul custom black beauty original of course and everyone that plays it falls in love with it One great guitar

We need an updated episode of this for 2020 With Chappers and the Captain!

LTD vs. ESP... please :)

@downfallofmankind

7 жыл бұрын

VisceraAvalanche y not including E-II

@Brokkoli7hun

7 жыл бұрын

Yusss! I'm just about to buy an LTD EX-401 :)

@cullenjames7542

7 жыл бұрын

Epi Les Paul Prophecy EX vs. LTD EC-1000. That's the showdown I'd like to see.

@HighSpeedirt1

7 жыл бұрын

Cullen James I own both. The prophesy is probably the closest of any epiphone to a high end Gibson. I let a friend who was interested in the ec1000 try it out then gave him the prophesy. Then neck on the prophesy sold him like it did me. It's a dream to play.

@RainMakeR_Workshop

7 жыл бұрын

VisceraAvalanche that wouldn't work. all LTD's are cheaper than any ESP. the only comparable area is the high end LTD's vs ESP's and the difference would be marginal at that price range.

someone was having fun with editing that cup

@userPrehistoricman

7 жыл бұрын

too much fun

@swissarmyknight4306

6 жыл бұрын

9:53 I thought I was going insane for a second there.

@AndySalinger33

6 жыл бұрын

Paul's broken a glass. A glass, a glass he's broke today.

@mrwalter1049

6 жыл бұрын

holy crap that was annoying... :D

Man I loved this! Thanks 🙏

I laughed so hard when Robs volume knob fell off because the second I got home with my epiphone custom pro blackback the same exact thing happened to me lol

No offense but to always demo these guitars with distortion only hides the comparison. You should always demo the guitar with no effects first so we consumers can hear the quality and options the pickups can produce. The feel of the neck, radius and entire weight matters also. Let's not forget that Gibson also "owns" Epiphone. And Epiphone is the reason that Gibson is still in business to this day. It Doesn't take a rocket scientist to follow the money..

@legaciestr

5 жыл бұрын

1mespud well most of us who watch rob play heavy music. So we don’t care about the clean sounds

@mrpotat680

5 жыл бұрын

@@legaciestr That's not how that works. There can be better tones coming from different qualities of work. Doesn't matter if "metal" uses compression and distortion it hides the natural sound.

@legaciestr

5 жыл бұрын

Bruce Wilson ok

@tonygee8779

5 жыл бұрын

@@legaciestr ok

@indoshakermaker

5 жыл бұрын

@@mrpotat680 that's not how metal works

cheapest guitar+most expensive amp vs most expensive guitar+cheapest amp

@Oceanmachine27

7 жыл бұрын

I think cheap guitar/expensive amp would win. I used to think amps didn't matter. Then one day I played a $300 Ibanez through a Fender Twin Reverb and it sounded like pure heaven.

@gioulhs913

7 жыл бұрын

Oceanmachine27 yes but it would be interesting to see lee and rob trying to play those rigs

@gioulhs913

7 жыл бұрын

Oceanmachine27 just think if they played a squier bullet strat through a friedman and a custom shop les paul through a fender frontman

@GinoMarks

6 жыл бұрын

They already did it

@PolPotsPieHole

6 жыл бұрын

ohhh Twinreverb...best sound on earth next to a J8 jet engine

Honest shout out and hats off to whomever edited these videos. The random revisits to earlier hilarious moments in the video are spot on. Also, thanks to the Cap and Rob for showing me a bunch of licks to learn XD

You know, you two are such a treat to watch. I have had many hard times in my life and watching you two and the other guys on the team like Rabea danish pete and company have seriously pulled me through.

How come you guys never demo the cleans when comparing guitars? The only cleans we get is from Lee for about 20 seconds, then the rest is just loading the guitar with gain. It's hard to get an accurate comparison between the two without hearing anything clean

@MarcoGarcia-ou1rq

7 жыл бұрын

Nick Starkey oh shut up you "poser"

@yerushalaimnehereset

7 жыл бұрын

Nick Starkey Because playing your 3 campfire song chrods clean makes you better? Holy shit, you must be fun at parties.

@masonsayers7437

7 жыл бұрын

lol wtf happened here, nobody cares

@donuts359

7 жыл бұрын

Apparently a lot of plastic kills a clean tone. Today I learned Fenders don't have a good clean

@adamcogan211

7 жыл бұрын

JasonL1214 I would assume it's because no one uses a plain, sterile clean tone as people typically use delays, chorus, reverbs e.t.c on their cleans and it would basically turn into a pedal review then

I've been waiting for this video for like 213789978 months or something

@christianmonteith8568

7 жыл бұрын

That mug is driving me nuts though...

@ghoulannabanana

7 жыл бұрын

I doubt you've been alive 17815851.0242 years

You and the Captain have great chemistry. I enjoy the back and forth.

Thank you for this video guys, a couple of years ago I bought a Gipson LP studio after doing some research and this video was the final thing that convinced me to get one...love it

According to Epiphone website specifications for the Les Paul Tribute Plus, the Fingerboard material is "Rosewood w/Mother-Of-Pearl Trapezoid Inlays." So, they aren't plastic inlays. Also, the Epiphone contains all American Gibson hardware, from the pickups to the capacitors to the knobs.

Mostly I got from this that the Hughes and Kettner sounds pretty crap at full volume but the rolled off volume semi-clean/crunch stuff sounds really really nice.

2:32 Pete rocking that "Just stepped out of an old Rembrandt painting' vibe

After over 6 years I still love my Epiphone LP standard. I’ve played on Gibsons, and yes they do feel and sound a bit better, but I still feel that the sound is mostly dominated by the hands of the guitar player and the quality of the amp.

Am I the only one that watched the whole 36 minutes video? They make such a great couple, love you both, great videos

@eugenbotnaru9155

6 жыл бұрын

Pain Vayne i did too, i want to change my guitar, and i was considering a Chapman guitar anyway but man after seeing that Rob Chapman is such a great guy i want to support his company even more

@AnnaRox1

5 жыл бұрын

No, I did to! Sadly I can't buy any of them now, because I'm a student right now! 😥

"Lets see which sounds better!" *never plays either instrument clean or with little gain*

@bryand.5240

5 жыл бұрын

Shittier pickups show their weaknesses in high gain situations where they lack sustain, low end, and tightness, shitty pickups can sound just fine as long as the amp does good cleans which becomes a showcase of amp quality

@alarimbaud3155

5 жыл бұрын

Bryan D. - Not really. It's actually the opposite - cleans will have a more dramatic difference in sound quality: the amp's EQ itself is relatively flat, respective to the amp's design, and limited saturation means fewer harmonics coloring the guitar/pick-up signal, thus giving a more "true" comparison between guitars/pick-ups. Whereas with high gain, it's mostly showcasing the amp's saturation characteristics. The harder you're pushing an amp, the more saturated it becomes (the more upper harmonics are produced, the more the characteristics of tubes and transformers start to become apparent, etc...), the more the amp is showcased rather than the pick-ups. The way tube amps in particular work is that the more gain being produced (the louder the volume of the preamp and power amp sections, independently, and the louder the input signal), the more the amp actually *does*, effectively (or at the least the more its components impart their own tonal characteristics, which is the very idea behind tube amps and why people like them). Pick-ups still matter, of course, but the differences (generally - passive vs. active may be a notable exception here) into a heavily saturated amp will be less than the differences when played clean (and when it's high gain, you're largely comparing the output of the pickups - which is a big part of "sustain", for example - rather than their "sound", and output itself can be compensated for in a number of ways, with various boost effects, adjusting pickup height, etc... anyway).

@samuelstulinger1619

5 жыл бұрын

Burn!!!!

@Flaminbullets

5 жыл бұрын

Bryan D. Damn

@indoshakermaker

5 жыл бұрын

@@bryand.5240 I agree with ya dude. Don't worry about the other nerd. Rock on!

I enjoy your videos ..... Keep up the good work....

His groove around the 19 minute mark sounded AWESOME! epiphone makes great guitars for players on a budget, I've had great experiences with epiphone and with decent amps and peddles you can have it sounding just as good as a Gibson.

can y'all do the same for fender and a squire strats

@armensog87

7 жыл бұрын

as I already said it's not even worth spending time on that one, it's winner is obvious. You can see lots of musicians playing epi, but any star playing squire? barely

@thetruth5415

7 жыл бұрын

You have obviously never played a Classic Vibe.

@FollowerofBodom

7 жыл бұрын

See the main difference is a Squier Classic Vibe is $550CAD whereas a Standard American is $1450CAD. Epiphone Tribute Plus are $800CAD whereas a Gibson LP Standard is $4000CAD. The price jump from squier to Fender makes it easy for artists to use Fenders while not everyone has a LOT of money to upgrade to a Gibson.

@whiskersb5296

7 жыл бұрын

It isn't quite as worthwhile because with Gibson and Epi its straightforward- Gibson are American and Epi not. Fender has the Mexican (and some chinese) made fenders in between the squiers and the American Fenders. Between a MIM standard and a squier classic vibe I think the consensus is that its a matter of personal taste and if you find a cv you like and don't care what the headstock says, go for it. Whereas I think its pretty well accepted that an American Standard or the New American Pro is better than a classic vibe (not to say that someone might like their cv better or that there aren't some gems in the bunch), but it better be because it costs about 1000 bucks more, whereas the gap from cheapest Gibson to most expensive Epi is quite close.

@rmzzz76

7 жыл бұрын

They already did. If you watch the video you'll see neither of them can really tell the Fenders vs Squire vs Mexican Fender, etc... apart on tone alone. They could hear a difference, but not identify quality/value by tone quality. They had to fiddle with the switches and take in other tactile cues such as fret dressings, etc... to form conclusions on model and price point. None of this was stated in their video of course, it was still quite amusing to watch.

with each of these videos I grow increasingly impressed with the mug. keep it up guys!

Always great vids guys, hard decision as I am a fan of older Epiphone guitars. Great to play guess where the Mug will be next. Cheers

Your camera man, producers are pretty creative with all the editing they do, adding the crazy funny stuff....very entertaining in all your videos, hahaha!

9:56 never gets old

@anzekos429

6 жыл бұрын

hamulec94 wtf

@anzekos429

6 жыл бұрын

hamulec94 how did they do that 😂

@ATthemusician

6 жыл бұрын

anže Kos they take a shot of the video where the cup isn't on the table, and then merge that over the video after he sets the cup down, making it look like it disappeared.

@anzekos429

6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Teller wow

@dg1234ify

6 жыл бұрын

I replayed that segment so many times. Labor intensivessnessityivinesisten..etc...

My eyes say Gibson, my ears say Epiphone.

@collinbryson9449

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know...the Epiphone lineup has some gorgeous guitars!

@codyjewell1460

6 жыл бұрын

Seriously...who cares if it's a veneer it's still a beautiful guitar

@msaintpc

6 жыл бұрын

Rich, hurry and get them checked, they might be infected.

@sbruschr

5 жыл бұрын

That’s all Gibson is now it’s just for looks epiphone is getting way better plus cheaper

@arthursmith5318

5 жыл бұрын

Epiphone QC is on point these days. Although when they screw up, they really screw up. Some of the preferences for Gibson that I’ve seen boils down to pure jingoism (if you want to pay more to back it up) and has nothing to do with product quality.

The coffee cup thing is funny...

We need a 2022 version of this vid, please.

Before Gibson acquired Epiphone, Epi were way above the Gibson brand.

@brianmcfarland6548

6 жыл бұрын

Tyler Sudden II Tyra may be true but now sadly Epiphone is a name cover to a Gibson licensed Chinese guitar

@dirkturrell6460

6 жыл бұрын

I was surprised to read epiphone is actually a lot older than gibson as well!

@haxzal

6 жыл бұрын

I have never played an epi that didn't have issues with the neck or staying in tune

@andrewlin3284

6 жыл бұрын

Epiphone used to be an independent instrument company that made their own instruments int he USA. They are now owned by Gibson and their instruments are made overseas by contractors that make instruments for several different companies. Epiphone now is a completely different entity than the Epiphone of the early 50s, so its not really appropriate to compare a modern Epiphone to a vintage one. The Asian made Gibson copies are not really comparable to the USA made Epiphones of the 50s.

@brandenpalarz905

6 жыл бұрын

i own a 1966bepiphone cortez made in kalamazoo mi which was later bought from gibson and gibson moved the factory away

I think your right. You can clearly hear the difference. Its like when comparing an new acoustic guitar to one thats 40 years old. The tones are just different. All across the board. So the Nitro cellulose finish allows more sonic resonance throughout the tone woods. Kind of crazy really.

@scotlandish4718

Жыл бұрын

bs

I absolutely always die when I see captain drink coffee and then the cups breaks when he puts it down

great video. didnt think the epi would loose.

Awesome!! This was really helpful. Now, why not do a comparison between the Gibson LP Studio and the PRS S2 Singlecut?

You two should also start making guitar tutorials together! Would be great and really helpful for many!

Very good video, I really like the way your compare those guitars! 🙂

You guys are good I enjoyed

That epi has “mother-of-pearl Trapezoid inlays” according to the Epiphone website.

How about a Strandberg with broken headstock ;-) !!!

@goldacunit9464

7 жыл бұрын

BearSound wait a minute.....

@marvinbalasabas2172

7 жыл бұрын

BearSound Does that even have a headstock in the first place?

@Trondset

7 жыл бұрын

Marvin Balasabas exaclty my point!! It was a bad joke, I'm sorry. :-)

@marvinbalasabas2172

7 жыл бұрын

I just took a ride with the joke lol

The editing just makes me laugh so much, I've learned not to drink anything whilst watching to avoid spraying it all over my monitor! 😂

@taproom113

3 жыл бұрын

Right ... LMAO!!!

Visited the Custom Shop in TN before they relocated. I did not leave that factory wanting a Custom Shop Gibson.

Slash said, amongst other Les Paul players, that every LP he has that had the headstock fixed sounded better when it came back from the repair shop!

@williamsporing1500

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard they are stronger if fixed correctly too

@pacovl46

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamsporing1500 yeah, that headstock angle is definitely the Achilles heal of LPs!

At least Les Paul head stocks break less than their coffee mugs.

@christopherrhein4503

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, so it wasn't just me that found that annoying.

Thanks. This was helpful. My exact dilemma.

Would be interesting to see this revisited with the more expensive epiphones and the new gibson tribute range.

I've had loads of real Gibsons! I just bought a 2014 Ephipohone Les Paul Trad off my brother. The Ephiphone is beautifully made, all top guality components and has a very lightly sprayed finnish rather than a 'Poly finish'. Action is on the frets and the guitar sounds and plays brill. Feels like a hand made guitar! A great guitar in its own right? A shining example of the quality and craftsman/ woman ship from the Chinese factory!

Can confirm the angle being more prone to breaking. I had les pauls break. One IN the case, that fell over on the front side. One that fell off the stand on the back. I beat the hell out of my Epiphone LP standard and it's almost unbreakable lol

@hotrodjones74

4 жыл бұрын

Epiphone has a better headstock joint. Gibson should make their headstocks with the same joint and angle. Epiphone has 14° vs Gibson 17°. No more foldable headstocks. I'm sure gibbo purists would moan incessantly though.

That was a nice game of "spot the cup" but unfortunately I missed everything Rob and Lee talked about

yes and yes on the gibson head stock angle - tuning issues . i solved the problem with a tone pros roller bridge and string butler on the head stock at last i have good tuning stability

It has the USA pickups in the Epi, but what about the pots, are they the little ones or the big pots?

I would love to see this done with squire and fender.... blindfolded

Awesome comparison! I remember learning the bulk of my guitar on a Tribute plus!

i think the editor had more fun editing rob's mug than the video itself XD XD

Lee I'm guessing the "grunt" missing from superstrat style guitar with gibson pickups is that the scale length is different, so the les paul is going to be a warmer tone

cheapest fender strat vs most expensive squier strat

@bobisadrummer

7 жыл бұрын

They've done a few of those.

Wish I could buy that exact Gibson at that price. I think he's stumbled across a gem.

When Chappers plays the epiphone all i can hear is Matt Heafy and Trivium in the background 🤘🏽🤘🏽

Anyone else notice the funky magic disappearing/appearing mug?!

Cheap Fender vs expensive Squier please!!ii!!

@modularben7421

6 жыл бұрын

MIM Fender $700 vs Squier $300- do the math is the MIM Strat 2x better than the Squier Fender? Is a USA made Fender 5x better than a MIM? I think gear snobs with money to blow are the cause of high prices!

@Spittin_Bars

6 жыл бұрын

Actually the cheapest fender is the modern player's series made in china 450-500$ Fender tele and strats and they are much crappier than the Classic Vibe series

@BoozyBeggar

6 жыл бұрын

Ay Jam, what if every guitarist started to only buy the MIM MIK MII MIC etc. guitars for a year? Would we get much cheaper USA models of better quality? Be worth a try. Might even get Gibson to finally learn how to fucking bookmatch a flame top. :D

This is one of the best guitar channels of KZread! :D

I have the Epi 1960 Tribute plus in Black Cherry finish and a friend here in Canada owns a pretty big guitar shop and he couldn't get overthrow nice my guitar played and sounds.i got mine in 2014 and still lobe it's a fab guitar!

I liked the epiphone better. It had more range of sounds, from clean bell like tones to an overdriven classic rock one, and in fact made the guy on the right sound like a better guitarist than he sounds on the Gibson. What makes these types of comparisons useless is that the two guitars weren't setup the same pre recording, they're using two different amps, different electronics, and one guitarist is more "athletic" than the other, and has a bias, judging from previous videos. These obstacles need to be addressed, if these tests are to be meaningful.

@fiasco348

3 жыл бұрын

The current top-end Epiphones would crush a cheap Gibson for sound.. there's just guitar snobbery or shilling going on here.

@MrDudewiththeshoes

3 жыл бұрын

Both guitars went through both amps though

@scottstone1475

3 жыл бұрын

Well said and I do believe your correct

@johnb5713

2 жыл бұрын

They def should have just ran both into the same amp (not the same model, the very same one) without any electronics. Weird they didnt.

@luskvideoproductions869

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this was a fun video, buuuuuut...I immediately noticed the very very different amps, capabilities, etc....very subjective.

Gotta say the cheap Gibson looks great except the dot inlays give it a cheap look. I am sure block inlays aint gonna cost that much more.

@juliusnisonen2431

5 жыл бұрын

They don't cost more it's just their tactic to get more to the expensive ones so people would not like the cheap ones so much

@MustangDesudiroz

4 жыл бұрын

The les paul youre looking for is studio

would be nice to see some vids of the captain and chappers now with Lee's current playing ability.

I can’t unsee the teleporting mug and now keep watching it bounce around the room in each new shot 😂 totally distracted from everything else

@LeHeuZaHer

4 жыл бұрын

On his head had my in stitches 😂

Review your PERSONAL most and least expensive guitars, any brand!

It's booze that's breaking them head stocks... That's what's breaking them

@trillrifaxegrindor4411

6 жыл бұрын

my 1969 gibson les paul custom's headstock broke off twice.once while in the case in my trunk and prior to that it broke off while sitting on a stand,although i suspect someone may have bumped it and it may have fallen over on a carpeted floor then they put it back on the stand without telling me(because i would have neutered the person who did that)a guitar falling from no height should not have broken anything.Ive dropped several other guitars,falling off the strap,falling out of the wall hanger and no other guitar has ever broken anything.

@joseaquino8773

6 жыл бұрын

No, it's an original design issue that's easily solved during the building process but Gibson don't care.

“He’s got a massive ball bag” I can’t believe they kept that in ...hes right though haha!

Hello from Canada! Love the reviews.